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Joe, Well taken. I guess I'm one of "those dudes with a macho truck rig". As for highway speeds, I prefer the road less traveled. And only one brake is inop, and a left one at that. I guess my stopping distance is 331', and the unequal braking force will (if I let it) pull me off the road, not...

Bill, Per our phone conversation, I will try to get some time off to make the Missouri float. The trailer is still not 100% from the wheel bearing failure in June; still waiting for the brake assembly. But then, there arn't any hills between Lake St. Louis and Sioux anyway! Understand you...

I have used a Honda 200eu on my 22 and now on Plan B. Five years, and it hasn't missed a beat. It Should power one of the new smaller A/C units by Mermaid Duane, Plan B

Dennis, Pictures posted in June? Where have I been? Managed only a month of boating this summer on Plan B, mainly because my part time West Marine job is not so part time lately. We hope to take a month or two, starting in September; starting in Puget Sound, and moving south with the weather...

Hello All, Sorry to have missed the cruise, but a trailer wheel bearing failure stopped us in our tracks after only 150 miles. We spent all of wednesday and most of thursday making repairs. But alas, the hub was too far gone to attempt another 1800 miles; and the brake system is toasted also...

re: The Christening. I have a bottle of gentle christening agent, complete with a lacy sock to swing it from the bowsprit. Will bring same. re: The Happening. Our plans have changed a little. Will be launching at Solomons, and cruising to Cod Creek from there, on Friday, early pm. Wouldn't...

Hello all, and thanks again for the replies. Armed with your local knowledge, I will see what West Marine has in the way of cruising guides, and let the employee price do the choosing. As for our arrival; we still plan to launch (either DC or Woodbridge) on the 15th or 16th, and arrive for the...

Tom, Thanks for the tip. Duane

Hello All, What is the best Chesapeake Cruising Guide? See ya'all next month. Duane, Plan B

Bill, Say Hi to El for us. Joane is in Philly now, for a baby shower for "Little Tony". Tony is due June 28, but nobody ever tells the kids. If things go right, we hope to do Put-In-Bay one more time on the 4th of July. They have the longest bar in the world there, and I am going to get to...

Whoa Bear, Be easy on me, I only have a high school education! What is "ostentatious yachtiness", anyway? My goal has always been to eschew obfuscation. And why would you want to shoot a Parrott? See ya'all soon, Duane

Charlie, Thanks for the location info, and Cell #. Duane

My thoughts, as I read through this, seem to boil down to: If one is a fisherperson, the big single and a kicker makes the most sense. For a cruiser, it seems to be a matter of preference. Thirty five years of flying taught me the question is not "If an engine quits" but "When an engine...

OK, Cod Creek it is. Where's that? How about a Lat/Long so I can find it on MS Streets and Trips? Looking forward to the gathering. Duane, Plan B Cell:314-368-7078

Hello All, A couple of items. 1. I'm not sure of this flagship thing. I am sure that someone with experience on the Potomac and the Chesapeake waters would make much more informed decisions than me. How 'bout you, Charlie? Yo have certainly demonstrated your enthusiasm for this project. 2...

Bill (Head Nerd), Thanks for providing a sign up sheet, and an official Cruise HQ Duane

I kinda started this whole thing by throwing out my travel plans, and my desire to meet with/cruise with other Dories. We will start down the Potomac from DC on June 15th or so, enroute to the confluence of the Delaware River and Neshaminy Creek; arriving around the 28th. For us, an week-end...

El and Bill, Good to hear from you. Are you still thinking of cruising down the Missouri? Our long range plans this year are to sell the house, and winter in Mexico, aboard Plan B. I have always thought about a long term stay in Mexico, and a recent article in AARP magazine has convinced Joane...

Hello All, Considering dragging Plan B to San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. Anybody been there, done that? Duane